Subject:- Broad banding of disability element in respect of Armed Forces Personnel retired/ discharged on completion of terms of engagement with disability/ aggravated by or attributable to Military Service – Implementation of Court/ AFTs orders.

Reference:- This office Circular No. 561 dated 10.06.2016.

*********

Consequent upon issue of AG/PS-4 (Pen/Legal) letter No. PC­A/70545/679/RRB/MI-20(A3) dated 25.07.2018 (copy enclosed) regarding broad banding of disability element in respect of Armed Forces Personnel retired/ discharged on completion of terms of engagement with disability/ aggravated by or attributable to Military Service – Implementation of Court/ AFTs orders, it is clarified that the PCDA(P), Allahabad/ PSAs can only issue PPO to affected petitioners after receiving the Govt. sanction letter issued by Services Headquarters in each and every case along with the claim from ROs.